Invest North East England news

Naylors and Gavin Black & Partners are coming together to form Naylors Gavin Black LLP.
Property consultancies merge to create regional market leader
Property consultancies merge to create regional market leader

Two leading names in North East property are joining forces to create the region’s largest independent commercial property firm. Naylors and Gavin Black & Partners are coming together to form Naylors Gavin Black LLP. The new company will commence trading with immediate effect and boast a combined team of 38 staff. Gavin Black, Chris Pearson […]

Sage moves to Cobalt Business Park, North Tyneside
North East England outperforming most other areas of UK on inward investment job creation
North East England outperforming most other areas of UK on inward investment job creation

New figures released by the Department for International Trade show North East England is one of the most successful regions outside London in creating jobs from foreign direct investment. The latest figures show that in 2018/19 the North East created 125 jobs for every 100,000 people (working age population), placing it only behind London and […]

Digital Sector, North East England
International video games conference, Northern Exposure, shines a light on North East England’s thriving gaming sector
International video games conference, Northern Exposure, shines a light on North East England’s thriving gaming sector

David Pattison, Inward Investment Manager at Invest North East England, explains why Mortal Kombat and Fortnite are helping put North East England on the map One of the earliest video games ever made was a simple 2D tennis game called ‘Tennis for Two’. Created as part of a science experiment by William Higinbotham in 1958, […]

WORK UNDERWAY ON BELLWAY HQ AT AIRPORT BUSINESS PARK
WORK UNDERWAY ON BELLWAY HQ AT AIRPORT BUSINESS PARK
WORK UNDERWAY ON BELLWAY HQ AT AIRPORT BUSINESS PARK

Development work on Newcastle Airport’s Business Park is now underway – as construction has started on Bellway PLC’s new headquarters. The North-East-based housing developer is to be the first business to the Airport Business Park site, with the building set to be completed in June 2020. The Airport Business Park is set to create around […]

The Biosphere, Newcastle Helix
The Biosphere has been recognised for outstanding levels of support to companies in the life sciences sector
The Biosphere has been recognised for outstanding levels of support to companies in the life sciences sector

The Biosphere has been shortlisted for a ‘Best Sector Support’ award in the OBN Awards 2019. This is a broad ranging award that recognises outstanding levels of support or service to companies in the life sciences sector. OBN (UK) Ltd, is a membership organisation that supports the life science sector. These awards celebrate innovation and […]

Northern Exposure Event - September 2019
Northern Exposure: A meeting of games industry minds
Northern Exposure: A meeting of games industry minds

Northern Exposure, a B2B games conference produced by Secret Sauce, returns on Thursday 12th September and is guaranteed to be bigger and better than ever. This new one-day event will bring together industry experts from across the UK and Europe to discuss the business of games. Talks promise to be inspirational, thought-provoking, and explorative with […]

HARWORTH CEMENTS GROWTH PLANS FOR LYNX PRECAST AIDING £1.6M PURCHASE DEAL
HARWORTH CEMENTS GROWTH PLANS FOR LYNX PRECAST AIDING £1.6M PURCHASE DEAL
HARWORTH CEMENTS GROWTH PLANS FOR LYNX PRECAST AIDING £1.6M PURCHASE DEAL

A successful working partnership between land regeneration and property development company, Harworth Group plc, and commercial tenant, Lynx Precast, has led to a £1.6m purchase agreement enabling the concrete manufacturer to buy existing premises as well as additional land for future expansion at Lynefield Park, Northumberland. The ownership arrangement will see Harworth Group hand part […]

Snorkel, Washington, Tyne and Wear
Sunderland based, Snorkel UK growing from strength to strength
Sunderland based, Snorkel UK growing from strength to strength

Washington-based Snorkel Europe Limited has almost doubled employee numbers in the last two years and increased sales by 79 per cent since 2015. The exceptional growth owes much to thriving global exports. The Sunderland plant of the worldwide Snorkel business produces the largest proportion of Snorkel aerial work platforms for markets outside of North America.  […]